Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Matt* Lucas The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Matt* Lucas New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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